From 3d85109622757b8eeb99b0b1d9645618a96c3d08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 14:20:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] chem: shielding does not only describe but can directly increase or decrease --- docs/sch3uz.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/sch3uz.md b/docs/sch3uz.md index 3f44798..9d48112 100644 --- a/docs/sch3uz.md +++ b/docs/sch3uz.md @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Please see [SL Physics#Uncertainty of gradient and intercepts](/sph3u7/#uncertai !!! definition - The **effective nuclear charge** ($Z_\text{eff}$) is the net positive charge (attraction to the nucleus) experienced by an electron in an atom. - - **Electron shielding** describes the decrease in the effective nuclear charge of an electron because of the repulsion of other electrons in lower-energy shells. + - **Electron shielding** is decrease in the effective nuclear charge of an electron because of the repulsion of other electrons in lower-energy shells. **Atomic notation** is used to represent individual atoms or ions. It is written in the form $^M_Z \text{Symbol}^\text{Charge}$, where $M$ is the mass number of the particle and $Z$ is the atomic number of the particle.